Question on if Hoboken is on the right or wrong track/direction, who would you vote for?

Question on your top two issues among the following: schools and education, crime and safety, corruption and ethics; taxes: municipal and county, dirty streets, affordable housing, parks and open space, traffic and parking, flooding and infrastructure.

Possible push poll descriptions of City Council President Jen Giattino, Freeholder Anthony Romano, Mike DeFusco, Karen Nason and Ronald Bautista followed with another ask, who would you vote for and did those descriptions change your choice?

Some of the details on mayoral candidates suggested:

As one example, Jen Giattino was described in "fluffy" terms.
Four believed supportive statements of Anthony Romano.
Two unsupportive statements asking if there are doubts due to Romano running for freeholder and mayor?
Do you have doubts about Mike DeFusco who is funded by developers?

Talking Ed Note: This is not a complete or certified list of the questions in this ongoing Hoboken telephone poll. But it's indicative of the serious campaign activity with four major mayoral campaigns underway.

As if Hoboken's electric political environment isn't hot enough, a late Friday story at the Hudson County View ended the week on a high note.

Well, maybe not.

The owner of the notorious Vape Van is in trouble with the law, for weed and perhaps some other related narcotic participation. It's all somewhat vague with charges of intent to distribute the chronic.

According to the story by way of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and HCV:

By now everyone should be aware that this Monday we
will be seeing a significant increase in NJ Transit commuters going through the
Hoboken Terminal due to the Amtrak repairs taking place for the rest of the
summer.

Different than when the tracks were closed in April,
NJ Transit, PATH and NY Waterways will be adding capacity to help absorb the
additional commuters.I spoke with our
Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro, who is on the Transportation committee of our
State Assembly, and she indicated that all agencies will have staff on site
Monday to monitor the situation to ensure the least amount of disruption.That being said, my guess is, at least in
the first few days, that all commuters in Hoboken will be affected, not just
those who commute through our Hoboken Terminal.People wanting to avoid the terminal may now decide to take a bus, or take
a ferry from the north end.So if at all
possible as you plan for your commute this week, until things settle, please
consider:

- leaving earlier or later than traditional commuting
hours - before 7:00 and after 8:30

- taking the light rail from the back of Hoboken to
Weekawken and take the ferry to midtown from there

- staying or working from home or take vacation during
this time.Avoid commuting altogether.

- taking an alternative route to avoid leaving out of
downtown - here I have mixed feelings because uptown bus riders already have
long lines and often wait for multiple full buses to go by before there is
room.

- believe it or not, carpooling into the city - three
or more people would let you reduce costs and allow you a comfortable commute
during the hot mornings (assuming there is A/C!)

If none of these options are possible, then please
make sure you stay hydrated, dress comfortably, and do whatever you can to ease
anxiety that this potential overcrowding and delays may cause.

You may have heard, but NJ Transit riders who normally
go directly into Penn Station, but now will need to take an additional line
into the City will not have to pay for this step.NJ Transit is compensating NY Waterway and
PATH for them to cross honor NJ train tickets.Right now it does not feel fair as we all feel the "deja vu"
effect of April's commuting nightmares.I am hopeful that with the focus of both agencies, the attention being
given to this by our state representatives, and then in particular the
additional capacity being provided during commuting hours, that the impact will
to Hoboken residents will not be significant.

Please do send emails, FB messages, twitter notes or
texts - or just call - and share any experiences - good or bad - that you have
or any recommendations.Assemblywoman
Chaparro has indicated that all those involved are focused on making the pain
of this project be as little as possible for everyone.